BP 4/28

Hey guys!

Not there today, obviously.  Luckily for you, you have an annotated bibliography and your Senior Sendoff websites due today.  So work on them.

Here's your blog

BP 4/28: Chatbots Explained

What is fueling the development of chatbots?
What can these bots do?
What types of businesses are using these bots?
What are chatbots doing now?
Where are chatbots good to use?
Do you use a chatbot?  Would you?

BP 4/27

Hey guys!

Tech visit today.  I won't be here tomorrow.  We're gonna do laptop checks today as well.

BP 4/27: Amazon's new Echo Look Camera will judge your outfits

What does the camera do?
What does the device come with?
What else can the device do?
What is next for the device?
How much does it cost?
Would you buy one?  Why or why not?

BP 4/26

BP 4/26

Googles Offering Rides in it's Self-Driving Minivans

How long has Google been working on this?
What's the name of it's spin-off?
Where is it launching?
In what way is Uber better than Waymo?
How does someone sign up?
Who makes the Waymo cars?

BP 4/25

BP 4/25: What we Know about the Flying Car Coming this Year

What's the name of the flyer?
Where can you fly it?
How much does it weigh?
How is it controlled?
Do you need a pilot's license?
What is the goal of these organizations?

BP 4/24

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Only about 25 days until Exams.  We got a lot to do before then though.  Here's what were gonna do today.  We're gonna have a meeting and then we're gonna do laptop checks.  Here's your blog for the day:

4/24 The US Charging Assange Could Put Press Freedom on Trial

What organization did Julian Assange create?
How is it like a journalism outlet?
What did Pompeo call Wikileaks?
How is Wikileaks protected?
How has the governement gone after these before?
What will the Justice Department charge Assange with?
What did the Obama White House use to charge people with?
What do you think about this?

BP 4/13

BP 4/13: Burger King's Big Whopper of a Problem

What did a Burger King ad do?
Was this intentional?
What happened three hours after the ad launched?
What did they say about the Ad itself?
What do you think about ads that do this?
What did online trolls do to the wikipedia page?

BP 4/12

3 Things to do
- Blog
- Annotated Bibliography
- Website

2 More Days!

1 Blog for today
BP 4/12: Google Fixes the biggest annoyance with mobile browsing

Why does page jumping happen?
What does the newest version of Chrome offer?
What does it do?
Anyone else excited about this?  Actually, does anyone use Chrome on their phones?

BP 4/11

Things to do:

1) Senior Sendoff Website
2) Annotated Bibliography
3) Podcast #6
4) Blog for the Day

Speaking of...  Her'es your blog.

BP 4/11: Phishing Scams

When do problems occur online?
How can you avoid these scams?
How are these guys able to fool people?
What's the advice they have about links?
What should you do if you receive a phishing email?
Where can you submit a phishing email to?
If an email leads you to a website, where should you look?

BP 4/10

BP 4/10: Let Schools Start Earlier in August

What did the House pass on Thursday?
What can districts now do?
What did opponents of the legislation say?
When can schools start?  Get out?
When did the law pass to limit the time?
What did McElraft say about the law?
What do you think about this?  When should school start?

BP 4/7

Happy Friday!

4 Days Til Spring Break!!!

Genius Hour Pitches are due today!  Prep yo self!
Typing Challenge is also due today!  Turn it in yo

BP 4/7: Twitter is suing the US government

What did US officials ask twitter for?
What is the account in question?
What does Twitter argue in front of the court?
What does the ACLU believe about the 1st amendment?
When did the Trump administration ask for access?
What do you think about this?  Should the government have access to names on accounts?

BP 4/6

BP 4/6

Update for the week:
- Typing Challenge is Due tomorrow
- Genius Pitch is Tomorrow Too, you'll need to present to the class
1) What you are researching
2) What you are going to create
3) What are you going to present?
4) What your progress on the project is

Here's your blog for the day:
BP 4/6 Facebook Cracksdown on Revenge Porn

What is Revenge porn?
Where is Facebook being sued?
What can Facebook users now do?
How is it automating this process?
What will happen to people who share these photos?
How many people have access to the database?

BP 4/5

BP 4/5: The Fee Streaming Gravy Train is Coming to an End

What is Spotify doing?
What did Spotify announce on Tuesday?
What has Spotify done to get more people to pay?
Do you agree with Daniel Ek?
What is the biggest revenue source for music in the US?
How much do money does Youtube Pay Out?
What is the RIAA doing?
What do you think about this? 

BP 4/3

Happy April!  Only 9 Days left til Spring Break.

BP 4/3: The Smartphone is going to Die

When does the article predict smartphones will die?
What did the smartphone do to the PC?
What is Bixby?
What other devices enjoy success?
What are companies starting to work on?
What does Neurallink build?
What does Musk say about keeping up with computers?
Where do you fall?  Do you think this is our future?